Sammy Price

Samuel Blythe Price (October 6, 1908 – April 14, 1992) was an American jazz, boogie-woogie and jump blues pianist and bandleader. Price's playing is dark, mellow, and relaxed rather than percussive, and he was a specialist at creating the appropriate mood and swing for blues and rhythm and blues recordings.

Birth and Death Data: Born October 6, 1908 (Honey Grove), Died April 14, 1992 (New York City)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1929 - 1956

Roles Represented in DAHR: piano, vocalist, guitar, leader

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Recordings (Results 326-350 of 377 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Role
Decca	80599		2/21/1951	Milky white way	Mary (Marie) Knight ; Sister Rosetta Tharpe	instrumentalist, piano
Decca	80600		2/21/1951	His eye is on the sparrow	Mary (Marie) Knight ; Sister Rosetta Tharpe	instrumentalist, piano
Decca	86626		8/4/1954	Go ahead	Sister Rosetta Tharpe	instrumentalist, piano
Decca	86627		8/4/1954	He is everything to me	Sister Rosetta Tharpe	instrumentalist, piano
Decca	86628		8/4/1954	Everytime I feel the spirit	Sister Rosetta Tharpe	instrumentalist, piano
Decca	86629		8/4/1954	Look away in the heavenly land-1	Sister Rosetta Tharpe	instrumentalist, piano
Decca	86631		8/4/1954	When was Jesus born	Sister Rosetta Tharpe	instrumentalist, piano
Decca	86632		8/4/1954	In Bethlehem-1	Sister Rosetta Tharpe	instrumentalist, piano
Decca	86633		8/4/1954	This ole house	Sister Rosetta Tharpe	instrumentalist, piano
Decca	86634		8/5/1954	Serve the Lord	Mary (Marie) Knight	instrumentalist, piano
Decca	86635		8/5/1954	I'm troubled	Mary (Marie) Knight	instrumentalist, piano
Decca	86636		8/5/1954	I'll tell it wherever I go	Mary (Marie) Knight	instrumentalist, piano
Decca	86637		8/5/1954	Stop now, it's praying time	Mary (Marie) Knight	instrumentalist, piano
Decca	86638		8/5/1954	Trouble in mind	Mary (Marie) Knight	instrumentalist, piano
Decca	87147		12/6/1954	A traveler's tune	Mary (Marie) Knight	instrumentalist, piano
Decca	87148		12/16/1954	The battle of Jericho	Mary (Marie) Knight	instrumentalist, piano
Decca	87149		12/6/1954	The storm is passing over-1	Mary (Marie) Knight	instrumentalist, piano
Decca	87150		12/6/1954	I must tell Jesus	Mary (Marie) Knight	instrumentalist, piano
Decca	87151		12/6/1954	Who rolled the stone away	Marie Knight	instrumentalist, piano
Decca	87152		12/6/1954	Easter bells	Mary (Marie) Knight	instrumentalist, piano
Decca	91757	10-in.	9/13/1939	Streamline blues	Johnnie Temple	instrumentalist, piano
Decca	91758	10-in.	9/13/1939	Good Suzie (Rusty knees)	Johnnie Temple	instrumentalist, piano
Decca	91759	10-in.	9/13/1939	Down in Mississippi	Johnnie Temple	instrumentalist, piano
Decca	91760	10-in.	9/13/1939	Evil bad woman	Johnnie Temple	instrumentalist, piano
Decca	91761	10-in.	9/13/1939	Cherry ball	Johnnie Temple	instrumentalist, piano

(Results 326-350 of 377 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Price, Sammy," accessed November 22, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/208151.

Price, Sammy. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/208151.

"Price, Sammy." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 22 November 2024.